Contraception
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 117-122, February 2010

Effects of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system on cardiovascular risk markers in patients with endometriosis: a comparative study with the GnRH analogue

  • Rodrigo Alves Ferreira

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
    • Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Rodovia Washington Luis, Postal 676, São Carlos, SP, CEP-13565-905, Brasil. Tel.: +55 16 33518340; fax: +55 16 32536075.
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  • Carolina Sales Vieira

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
    • ,
  • Júlio César Rosa-e-Silva

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
    • ,
  • Ana Carolina J. Sá Rosa-e-Silva

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
    • ,
  • Antonio A. Nogueira

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil
    • ,
  • Rui A. Ferriani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14049-900, Brazil

Received 4 July 2009; received in revised form 5 August 2009; accepted 7 August 2009. published online 17 September 2009.

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PII: S0010-7824(09)00381-3

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2009.08.003

Contraception
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 117-122, February 2010

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